Where does “ทางหลวง” come from?

ทางหลวง (Thai) comes from Thai ทาง, from Proto-Southwestern Tai daːŋᴬ², from Middle Chinese 唐.

ทางหลวง (Thai): highway, especially created and maintained by the government

Definitions

  1. highway, especially created and maintained by the government

Ancestry of “ทางหลวง”, step by step

ทางหลวง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ทาง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทางway, route, or course for travel; opportunity;...
2Proto-Southwestern Taidaːŋᴬ²road; way
3Middle Chinese唐—

via Thai หลวง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหลวงchief; leading; major; principal; great; large;...
2Proto-Taiʰluəŋᴬbig
Every word from Middle Chinese 唐 →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai daːŋᴬ² →Every word from Thai ทาง →